Treatment compositions

Abstract

The present invention relates to treatment compositions containing polymer systems that provide stability and benefit agent deposition as well as methods of making and using same. Such treatment compositions may be used for example as through the wash and/or through the rinse fabric enhancers as well as unit dose treatment compositions.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A composition comprising, based upon total composition weight:
 a) from about 0.01% to about 5% of a polymeric mixture that comprises a first polymer and a second polymer;
 said first polymer being derived from the polymerization of from about 5 to 100 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 to 95 mole percent of a non-ionic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 to about 50 mole percent of an anionic monomer, from about 50 ppm to 1,950 ppm of a cross-linking agent comprising two or more ethylenic functions, and 0 ppm to about 10,000 ppm chain transfer agent,
 wherein the cationic monomers are selected from the group consisting of methyl chloride quaternized dimethyl aminoethylammonium acrylate, methyl chloride quaternized dimethyl aminoethylammonium methacrylate and mixtures thereof, and the non-ionic monomers are selected from the group consisting of acrylamide, dimethyl acrylamide and mixtures thereof; 
 
 said second polymer is a cationically modified polysaccharide; and 
 
 b) from about 1% to about 35% of a fabric softener active, said fabric softening active comprises a quaternary ammonium compound, said quaternary ammonium compound comprising a material selected from the group consisting of monoesterquats, diesterquats, triesterquats, and mixtures thereof; 
 c) a cationic scavenging agent selected from the group consisting of:
 N,N-di(tallowyl-oxy-ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 N,N-di(canolyl-oxy-ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 N,N-di(tallowyl-oxy-ethyl)-N-methyl, N-(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium chloride; 
 N,N-di(canolyl-oxy-ethyl)-N-methyl, N-(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium chloride; 
 N,N-di(2-tallowyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 N,N-di(2-canolyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 N,N-di(2-tallowyloxyethylcarbonyloxyethyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 N,N-di(2-canolyloxyethylcarbonyloxyethyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 N-(2-tallowoyloxy-2-ethyl)-N-(2-tallowyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl)-N, N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 N-(2-canolyloxy-2-ethyl)-N-(2-canolyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 N,N,N-tri(tallowyl-oxy-ethyl)-N-methyl ammonium chloride; 
 N,N,N-tricanolyl-oxy-ethyl)-N-methyl ammonium chloride; 
 N-(2-tallowyloxy-2-oxoethyl)-N-(tallowyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 N-(2-canolyloxy-2-oxoethyl)-N-(canolyl)-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 
 1,2-ditallowyloxy-3-N,N,N-trimethylammoniopropane chloride; 
 1,2-dicanolyloxy-3-N,N,N-trimethylammoniopropane chloride; and 
 mixtures thereof; and 
 
 d) an optional structurant. 
 
     
     
       2. The composition of  claim 1  wherein said first polymer is derived from the polymerization of from about 10 to 95 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from about 5 to 90 mole percent of a non-ionic vinyl addition monomer, from about 60 ppm to 1,900 ppm of a cross-linking agent comprising two or more ethylenic functions, with the proviso that said optional first polymer does not comprise an acrylamide unit; and
 said second polymer is derived from starch, cellulose, and/or guar. 
 
     
     
       3. A composition according to  claim 1 , said second polymer having a cationic charge density ranging from about 0.2 meq/gm to about 5 meq/gm, at the pH of intended use of the composition. 
     
     
       4. A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said fabric softener active further comprises a member selected from the group consisting of a silicone polymer, a second polysaccharide that is different from said structurant in said composition, a clay, an amine, a fatty ester, a dispersible polyolefin, a polymer latex and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
       5. A composition according to  claim 4 , wherein;
 a) said quaternary ammonium compound comprises an alkyl quaternary ammonium compound and mixtures thereof; 
 b) said silicone polymer is selected from the group consisting of cyclic silicones, polydimethylsiloxanes, aminosilicones, cationic silicones, silicone polyethers, silicone resins, silicone urethanes, and mixtures thereof; 
 c) said clay comprises a smectite clay; 
 d) said dispersible polyolefin is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and mixtures thereof; and 
 e) said fatty ester is selected from the group consisting of a polyglycerol ester, a sucrose ester, a glycerol ester and mixtures thereof. 
 
     
     
       6. A composition according to  claim 4  wherein the iodine value of the parent fatty acyl compound or acid from which the alkyl or, alkenyl chains of said fabric softening active are derived have an Iodine Value of between 0-140, or when said fabric softening active comprises a partially hydrogenated fatty acid quaternary ammonium compound said fabric softening active has a Iodine Value of 25-60. 
     
     
       7. A composition according to  claim 4 , said composition comprising a quaternary ammonium compound and a silicone polymer. 
     
     
       8. A composition according to  claim 4 , said composition comprises, in addition to said fabric softener active, from about 0.001% to about 5% of a stabilizer that comprises a alkyl quaternary ammonium compound. 
     
     
       9. A composition according to  claim 1 
 wherein said cross-linking agent is selected from the group consisting of 1,2,4-trivinylcyclohexane 1,7-octadiene, allyl acrylates and methacrylates, allyl-acrylamides and allyl-methacrylamides, allyl-acrylamides and allyl-methacrylamides, bisacrylamidoacetic acid, bisacrylamidoacetic acid, butadiene diacrylates and dimethacrylates of glycols and polyglycols, N,N′-methylene-bisacrylamide and polyol polyallylethers, tetra allyl ammonium chloride, di(ethylene glycol) diacrylate, di(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate, divinyl benzene, ethylene glycol diacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, N,N′-(1,2-dihydroxyethylene)bisacrylamide, tetra(ethylene glycol) diacrylate, tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate and mixtures thereof, and/or wherein said chain transfer agent is selected from the group consisting of mercaptanes, malic acid, lactic acid, formic acid, isopropanol and hypophosphites, and mixtures thereof. 
 
     
     
       10. A composition according to  claim 1 , said composition having a Brookfield viscosity of from about 20 cps to about 1,000 cps. 
     
     
       11. A composition according to  claim 1 , said composition comprising an adjunct material selected from the group consisting of surfactants, builders, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers, catalytic materials, bleach activators, hydrogen peroxide, sources of hydrogen peroxide, preformed peracids, polymeric dispersing agents, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents, brighteners, suds suppressors, dyes, hueing dyes, perfumes, perfume delivery systems, carriers, hydrotropes, processing aids, solvents and/or pigments and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
       12. A composition according to  claim 11 , said composition comprising an adjunct material selected from the group consisting of a perfume and a perfume delivery system. 
     
     
       13. A composition according to  claim 1 , said composition comprising one or more types of perfume microcapsules. 
     
     
       14. A composition according to  claim 1 , said composition having a pH from about 2 to about 4. 
     
     
       15. A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said cationic scavenging agent is present at a level of from 0.01% to 5%, by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       16. A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said cationic scavenging agent has a molecular weight from about 200 Da to about 1000 Da. 
     
     
       17. A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said cationic scavenging agent is a water-soluble alkyltrimethylammonium salt or a hydroxyalkyl substituted analog thereof. 
     
     
       18. A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said polymeric mixture further comprises an additional polymer that is derived from the polymerization of from about 5 to 100 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 to 95 mole percent of a non-ionic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 to about 50 mole percent, from about 0 ppm to 45 ppm of a cross-linking agent comprising two or more ethylenic functions, and 0 ppm to about 10,000 ppm of a chain transfer agent.